The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
4:01 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 41.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.17° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.94° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.